Ludington High School - Oriole Yearbook (Ludington, MI)

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ene Copenhever both are on the 'Fountain Sentinel . v Thceir rivals are glad Bogdan, olqdniitunewigoy, pezaeioned and me e repor er A an ary e cllli en wi h her pet andlprgteotor 'Little 0ogie , the snake, of the Iudlngton Da y owe. ' No wonder-,these newspapers hounds are about. Carl Olm- stead of the Metropolitan Opera Co. is the countries lead'- ing tenor and he's here. Be'e talking to Rey Bollick, druggist and leader of the Ludington Civic Band. leanwhlle over yonder B111 and Fred Baehsw are talk- ing business. There grinning about it though so Bashaw's Food larket must be doing all right. Of course, with Dorrice selling lt, it would be all right! Bob Close Don Shorts, John Baggott, Russell Anderson, and Arland Gifford have organized a band that have comple- tely cured jitter-bugs and boogey-woogey minded people for 1t's s new ty e of swing and they are waiting for some one to name it. 510,000 for the guy who does itl B211 Conklin is beck from Brazil where hefe been grow.. ing rubber trees. However, he's meeting much competition from Bob Greening who has succeeded in making rohesp strong substitute. Greening has also put his name on a pedestal. for several other such useful discoveries, Here comes a barter, from Beebe Barnum, and Bailey!! It's no other than Gilbert Guhse. with him is Chet Brooks, Strong Man, and Frank Beebe, part owner! Agnes Jensen, home economies teacher of Amber High , walks . up to the former Doris Farrel and remarks about the safety pins which adorn her dress. Q Alton Haner and Fred Elckler, outside of being h e n -1 peeked, have a working co-ownership of a filling station and garage. Mildred Ann Ayres affectionately known as Aunt Mort to hex' listeners, may be heard daily at 2:15 P.M. giving advice on care of oansrles. She's giving personal advice on the subJect to There Hansen, bowling instructor who has recently amazed the world with her score of 302. Truman Atkinson was unable to bring his wife s n d eleven children, but brought bashful Roscoe Lund, after convincing him that no women would be present. Franchone Valgion, French Coffeurist, famous for his hair styles is known to us as Walt Krups. Among other world famous graduates of '41, we have Robert Davis, Nobd. Prize Winner for 1961 for his false teeth for begummc d l fish. Casthern Liroczks, architect, was recently lost for eighteen days in a building he designed which was bull-'B by contractor James Outcalt. - 27

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seems QM CLASS X 1941 Today, we visited Father T1me's lab. It consists of machinery that makes each day pass in order, and likewise, each month, year, and decade. However with a little coax- ing, we persuaded that old gentleman to give us two hours of October 28, l96l. We find ourselves walking un a broad walk toward a huge building with the words WOr1ole Ccllasus, l959' in- scribed over the door. Although the building itself is not an old landmark, other things around us indicate we are still in Ludlngton, Entering the huge doors, we find a sign immediately inside with the words, Hwelcome, class of U4l!' He are nt our Class Reunion! Hustling about the hall, some early middle-aged men and women are laughing and greeting each other. But no one sees us! We're going to be eaves- droppers! John Matson, plump, bald, and a national senator, is soliciting votes for the next election in his honey smooth way. At present, however, he and Howard Minnie are talking old times in a very comfortable manner. Howard DQS a first-class haberdashery on Lud1ngton's 'Little Park Avenueu. 2 Also in the clothing line, Margie Ba1tzer'e 'Lovely Fashionsu has made Ludington a fashion center for Ada Husted more famous than Paris ever was, Her best models are Evelyn Knudseng Mary Jane Burch designs what she 1n- sists are hats for the WPet1te Fash1on'. Marcia Mae Ely and Peggy Parrot stayed in Ludington, too. Their contribution to this metropolis is an ex- cellant deliceteseen shop with a gym included. Hotel manaaer, Duane Eadler, with his story telling Ways, keeps his guests interested and always coming back for the next installment, in fact, it was he who contacted each member of the class to arrange for this reunion. Well look who's over here: Aileen Alstrom, Gladys Wozniak, Geraldine Johnson, Betty Lasher, Marie Christe- nsen, and Ethel Sommerfield! And here's Ruth McClellan, too! Ruth, poetess and composer, makes sextet arrangement for these 'Slnglng Secretar1es'. This reunion is no small affair for here comes that nswsdigger, Helen Ebner, with her favorite cameraman 26

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Bob Beach Lis a member of the bar, that is, until 2:00 A.M. when all bars close in Michigan. Betty Lou Hammond, New York: June Speidel, Philadelphia Arvice McCoy, San Francisco: Muriel Mummey, Miami, Flori- da: Joyce o'Connel1, Cinicagog Genevieve Stocxllne, Scott- villeg and Irene Young, Ludington, members of the Drop Lt Pearl knitting circle are at this time discussing a n e w stitch, recommended by Betty Lou Hammond. The president of the Ludington chapter of 'Make Your Husbande Fat and Contented' Club, Dorothy Anthony, 1 s discussing a new recipe with her right hand aid, Doreen G-ellie. Everyone seems to be moving along the hall. We are go-' ing to a program! my, but this place is big. I heard someone say it seats ten thousand. Sh-h! The ceremony is being opened by Mayor Simon Ez- debski. He introduces Vernon Fitch. Shy Mr. Fitch is running for President and is sure his party will be vio- torious in a few years, as Mr. Roosevelt can't live for- ever Mr. Fitch is being dragged from the platform by Rep- resentatlve william Klemm who wants the floor. He gets it, but is interrupted by an argument in the audience. Dogcatcher Leroy Johnson has attempted to separate .larry Hall, blues singer at El Gypo Club from her pet pelclnese. She resists and a poorly aimed purse misses the dogcemh- er and strikes Rev. Stanley Horowski who has been talk- ing to flag pole sitter Walter Schmitt. Tnis disturbance was quleted by Chief of Police Donald Carlson and deputy Roger Snow. After an hour of such boresone program, the meeting was closed, and now we'l1 see the rest of the class of 4 in thier normal state Knot yawn1ng.J Corporal Carl Soneral is with Sargent Frank Rakfal and they're both telling off Lieutenant Henry P. Schoenherr . Virgil Vaclavick, game warden, is talking to Don. Roat, potato farmer who crossed a potato with a button so pota- toes may be peeled with a button hook, when Wallace Wrege comes up and talks about his profession--deep sea diving. Margaret Schwass, chlnaware designer, and Onabelle Rathbun, hortlculturist, are over by the window, looking over this mamoth building with its two swimming pools amid two basketball floors on the stage of the auditorium. Lillian Nelson and Merma Perry are both teachers in L. H. S. Tney teach history and French, respectively. 28